According to the nineteenth-century "science" of phrenology, what could be discerned from the shape of an individual's skull?
A. character and intelligence
B. future earning potential
C. chances of having children
D. likelihood of succumbing to infectious diseases
E. life expectancy
Answer: A
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What was a reason for the increase in homelessness rates during the 1980s?
A. The elimination of Medicaid B. The release of many psychiatric patients from state mental hospitals C. The elimination of all federal housing subsidies for the impoverished D. Congress's refusal to extend unemployment benefits during the recession of the early 1980s
Which of the following statements is true in describing the Gilded Age in the United States?
a. More wealth became concentrated in fewer hands. b. Working and living conditions of the working class improved. c. America's wealth was more evenly distributed among the population. d. Political corruption was a thing of the past. e. Southern Blacks enjoyed a higher standard of living.
In 1866, the first attempt in the United States at a union for workers was called the _____.
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What role did the French Huguenots play in the early history of French colonization?
a. They were targets of government persecution in the religious wars that wracked France in the 1500s and inhibited colonization efforts. b. Their calls for a religious refuge in the New World succeeded, resulting in the first permanent French settlement in Canada. c. Their triumph over Catholicism with the Edict of Nantes transformed France into a Protestant nation whose colonies would serve as Catholic refuges. d. Their military prowess was critical in enabling France to win its early colonial wars against Britain. e. Their missionary zeal was vital to France´s ability to secure Indian allies in North America.